Do you drink iced tea?

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I’d love some iced tea right now but it’s not something I’ve ever made before.
I would usually drink normal tea but it’s hot and I’m at an age where I often get hot at night, so I’m avoiding it
I’d love to know how to make a good ice tea. Anyone know a good recipe?

I love the Lipton ice tea from the cans. I started making my own. It's tricky to get it exactly right but it's delicious. The recipe I used called for a lot of sugar but I used less.
I'll see if I can find the one I used.
Iced tea is very refreshing.

I usually bring iced tea powder back from the US as it’s something I always drink when there but I haven’t found one that I like as much here and it never tastes right if I try to make it myself.

My DH makes it in a big jar with a teabag in - he leaves it outside for a few hours to brew in the sun and then refrigerates it! Apparently his Mum did it when he was growing up (he's American) so it's a "thing."

It does taste nice - personally, I would always make it with a teabag and then add honey/sugar to taste. The mixes aren't always quite right, IMO.

I've been wanting to try the powder. Is there one you could recommend @MadisonAvenue ? Maybe I could order from Amazon.
Thanks

I make an iced tea at home, it tastes very different from Lipton's but still good. I don't put any sugar in mine, but it is nice with sugar. It's a health decision not a taste decision.

If I make iced tea, I usually do it with earl grey or earl grey and normal tea mixed. I make it with about 50% more water than I would make normal tea, (so 2/3 the strength) and I usually squeeze a lemon and chop and orange into a biggish teapot's worth. (When the tea is hot, if you want to add sugar I would do that now as well). Then chill and serve with ice and some of the orange you made the tea with.

That makes quite a lemony-citrusy one which is what I like, but there are some recipes that use mint etc. too.

I can't find the exact recipe I used but if you Google lemon iced tea there are lots of recipes online.

Yes, it’s easy! You’ll need a jug or bottle that fits in the fridge - I use this one. Add about 4 teabags per litre of water, English breakfast, Assam and Earl Grey are all nice. Fill up with cold water and put in the fridge overnight, remove the teabags before serving. If you like you can add sliced lemon or make sugar syrup to sweeten it.

I use the Deila recipe. It's in her summer book and I think it's on her website too.

i make a big jug of green tea then keep it in the fridge. to drink, i add a splash of low sugar juice drink (the kind that’s in cartons but not the fridge at the supermarket) - grape, blueberry, pomegranate are all good.

AmICrazy I do the same thing, I call it "sun tea". Also of American heritage! I also pour out the rest of a pot of tea before it's stewed and refrigerate it so I can have iced tea later. Step away from the powders though! Better to brew in a big pitcher in the sun using teabags.

I love iced tea. I had to train myself not to drink it black with just lemon and no sugar though - much healthier. I drink hot tea with milk, iced tea with lemon.

Please don't make it with cold water unless it is a specific cold brew tea.

You can add hot tea to ice if you are in a rush to drink, just make it a bit stronger

All the recipes look fab. Thanks.
I’ve got earl grey and Assam tea plus all the citrus and mint.
I just had a peek at Delia’s recipe and that looks good too.
I did fancy some tonight but I’ve no more energy left so it’ll have to be tomorrow now.

Lupton ice tea soft drink--yes but only on holiday in France.

Lipton!

@TakeMeToYourLiar I’ve found normal tea works fine as cold brew, without using special cold brew brands, but when I make it with hot water I get weird tannin bits. Might be living in a hard water area? Why would you not do cold brew?

I do, but we just use Twinings English breakfast brewed for 5 minutes and poured over ice. If doing mango/raspberry just simmer in a pan instead for 5 minutes with a little sugar then straight over ice again. Has to be drunk with a straw or I find it tastes 'wrong'.

Don't like powders, but can manage the little raspberry ice tea flavour things from Liptons at a push.

Yes! I make my own using normal teabags or fruit teabags, as I can’t have caffeine. TBH I think of all the terrible foods that we import from the USA, why don’t we get more iced tea?
In summer I make about a 2 litres every evening, & put it in the fridge overnight ready to drink the next day.

I make Assam or mint or sometimes fruit tea using tea bags. I brew it hot and quite strong with less water than I would usually use. When it’s cold I adjust the water to get the right strength/taste then chill till needed.
When making the fruit tea, I chill the strong brew, then dilute it with soda water or tonic just before drinking. You could use lemonade if you prefer a sweeter drink, but I like a tart taste.

Funny how Lipton is the go to :)

I occasionally make Cantonese style lemon tea, so just Lipton tea bag, sugar, boiled water, lemon, then cool and put in fridge and add ice after it's chilled.

It's nice to have something refreshing on hand if you want to cool down.

@MotherWol apparently you should put boiling water in normal teabags to kill any bacteria etc the cold brew ones have been pasteurised but normal teabags haven’t been. A bit like baby formula I guess. (I was told this by a friend who is a food scientist)

Had to come one and share my method which has been universally declared disgusting, but I of course love.

I'm an ice tea addict, and have moved well beyond the liptons style.

I make a 'tea concentrate' by putting about 5 bags (yorkshire gold) in a 500ml pyrex jug and add boiling water. Will then put this in the fridge overnight. Then throughout the next day I use the concentrate as a base, before filling the rest of my glass with ice and cold water from our dispenser.

I have some sugar free syrups I add (peach, lemon, mint), and will occasionally use lemonade instead of water to top up but mainly I add a dash of milk as with a standard brew!

[quote MotherWol]@TakeMeToYourLiar I’ve found normal tea works fine as cold brew, without using special cold brew brands, but when I make it with hot water I get weird tannin bits. Might be living in a hard water area? Why would you not do cold brew?[/quote]
https://www.liptoncoldbrew.co.uk/about/can-i-use-my-normal-teabags-to-make-cold-tea-instead.html

I have made a jug of iced tea. It’s delicious. I added sugar, orange slices and mint.
The kids have nabbed some too and have declared it’s really good.
Sitting in the garden with a book and tall glass of iced tea. Ah summer days....

Reminded by this thread I also made iced tea using orange, lemon, and a mix of earl grey and duchess grey tea. I am very grateful to have been reminded of a low calorie refreshing summer drink :)